Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-24
A SCENE FROM "MAKE.ADOO,"
Or The Town Of Buster in One Act,
i and That Great One.
AT THE PROMISE THEATRE
Under the Personal Supervision O
Messrs. Circulars d Ha berd asher.
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.
he Make-adOo of Promisetown,
'rppi-DO hSitty Edditur ~

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
The Make-adOo of Promisetown,
Gregi-po, "Sitty Edditur."
Pooh-ah, Lord High Everything.
Serfs, minions, scabs, blacksmiths, &c.
ONE ACT.
GREGIPo-But how good OF you (for /
see that you are q newspaper manager of
the highest rank to condcscend to tell
all this to me, a mere city editor.
POOP-AH-Dont mention i'll am, in
point of fact, a particularly able and
clear seeing parsonage OF super-excel-
lent newspaper descent You will un.
derstand this when tell you that can
trace my journalistic life back to a pump
kin-and. potatoc- subscription sheet in H.
inois.. Consequently my newspaper
should say inconceivable. ! cant help
1t! | was born of type. But l try not
to be proud. am thoroughly
impressed with sense OF my own inn
pOrtance, and consequently did not hesi-
tate to assume control of every detail of
this business. The result has far sur
passed my expectations.
GREGI-PO-Are the perquisites of these
dctals-are-are.-a they yours Also
thas is, all Of them, mean?
PoOr-AH- cannot dcign to be f1ippant,
young man. 1 will say that having gath
cred everything unto myself that don't
go, mind you, if the Make-Adoo hears 1t
it is my painful duty to serve the com.
pany, as Boss of the Counting Room.
Every Expense, Head of the Press Room.
Sneak of the Back Stairs, Grand Guy of
the News Room, Lord High City Editor
Laughing Stock of the Editorial Room, and
Business Manager Extraordinary--all
rolled into one. And am / paid for my
services? l, a salarlod minion! But | do
it. 1t taxes me, but do IL?
(,pErI A nd do ypu prptif n YtS
PoOPAH-Oh, l don't stop at that. |
also do the pious racket for the outfit.
lobby at Lincoln for doubtful measures,
and hustle for contracts. But give up
no secrets. For instance, the city print
ing job might come under the head of a
secret.
GREGI-Po-Well. should smile that
is to say, let me congratulate you. But
about this local work; we are getting left
daily, and want to consult you about q
necessary-it IS to me--increase on the
reportOrial force.
Poon-Au-Certainly, I will consult
with you. In which OF my capacities
of Every Bill, Laughing Stock of the
Editorial Room, Business Manager Elk.
traordinary, or Lord High City Editor?
GRECI PO.-Suppose we say as Lord Higf
City Editor.
Poor.AH-As Lord High City Editor
should say, put on more men and see we
don't get scooped. The company must
bear the expense.
EGI-Po--Exactly--the company must
pay for it. am pleased with your ad
vice.
POOp-AH-That was as Lord High City
Editor. or course you will understand
that as Kicker Against Every Expense
am bound to see that due economy is OBJ
served.
GKEGI.Po-Ohl But you said just now
to put on more men that we do not gel
ScOoped!
Poop.AH-As Lord High City Editor
GREGI-PO-And now you say that due
economy must be observed.
POorAH-As Kicker Against Every
Expense.
GREGI-Po-Oh, / see. Come over here
where the Kicker can't hear us. Now az
Laughing Stock of the Editorial Room
how do you advise me to deal with thls
difficulty?
Poor.AH.-Oh, as Laughing Stock o
the Editorial Room should say, chance
it,
GREGI-Po-Thank you. Shaking hi
hanO. will put on two more kids i'm
Poor.AH-That Is, were it not tina
as q. X. 'er OF Every Bill am bound t
sec that the expenses are not increased
GREGI-Po-I see again: Now come
OVCr mere WueTc Iuo ". N. cI Call ucu
U.S. They go out into the hail. Nov
then AS Business Manager ExtraOr
binary?
PoOp.AH-Of course, as Business Man
ager Extraordinary. could make pro
vision for force large enough to get on
respectable paper, were it not that a
o. K.'er Of Every Bill would have t
wink two or three times before l coul
bring my conscience to the proper sub
serviency-my conscience is brand new
! have never used it--and as Kicke
Against Every Expense lwould probabl
do serious damage to my own anatomy
OF course it we we're running anythin!
more than an advertising sheet, circum
stances would DO different. Anyway. W
will take the thing under consideration
with view to arbitration. Meanwhile
don't say anything about Pish-Ius
having murdered his mothcr.in.law. TIL
net is punishable, although justitiabit
but Pish is going to take page"add:" q
1881, in our next hoO-doo edition OF G4
pages. Savys
IExeunt Omnes.